Enantioselective Separation over a Chiral Biphenol-Based Metal-Organic Framework

Inorg Chem. 2018 Aug 6;57(15):8697-8700. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00948. Epub 2018 Jul 17.

Abstract

A chiral porous 3D metal-organic framework (MOF) is constructed from an enantiopure carboxylate ligand of 1,1'-biphenol, which can be utilized as adsorbent for the separation of aromatic alcohols and sulfoxides with enantioselectivity of up to 99.4%. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals the binding sites and host-guest interactions clearly, providing microscopic insight into the origin of the enantiosorption in the framework.